It is very easy to have a custom email on Google application server than on your own server. This will provide more number of features too. But then why to create these custom emails on Google?

1. The first advantage is that you can access your Google apps hosted emails from any computer in the world. Emails that are stored in the Google cloud can be read from anywhere. After enrolling your domain on Google applications, you will have a URL that will let you access your emails.

The URL will be something like this:
2. http://gmail.google.com/a/domain_name

3. Also if the server is giving problems then also your emails will be available and accessible.

4. The interface of the custom mail is similar to the Gmail so you would feel accustomed to it.

5. Along with a custom email, you also get to use Gmail chat in the same interface.

6. Use labels and filters for organizing your mails.

7. Create Email within minutes for your various sites and group them as per your preference.

How to Host Custom Google Apps Email ID’s?
In order to access your customized Google application email you will have to signup for free trial. After the completion of free trial you can renew it to standard or premier version on Google applications page.

For emails, in standard version you can host around 50 email Id’s where as in premium the number can be any in just $50 per year. After completing the signup process your account will be created on Google applications and you will be directed to your Google dashboard. After this you will have to verify your registration.

In order to add email Id on your customized Goggle email account you will have to create a user name using Dashboard. Go to Users and groups and then click on Create a New user.

After this add your custom email ID and enter the details asked there. After creating the user you need to change the MX entry so that you can receive emails on your Google applications.

If you are making use of VPS or dedicated server maintain your websites by WHM then you can change the MX entries by navigating to the DNS functions in the left hand side panel and choose “ Edit MX entry”